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Cory Taylor named captain of Sanyo Cup team

Posted by Alana McIsaac on Thursday, May 17, 2018

With only one month until the start of the annual Sanyo Cup in
Japan, the New Zealand team has named Cory Taylor as the captain of
the team.

Cory says: "To be named captain of a New Zealand team is an
absolute honour. To have the opportunity to lead a group of awesome
athletes, to what for some is their first time representing New
Zealand, will be exciting and I can't wait."

Cory will be leading a team of 10 athletes at the annual
international event, run by the Japan Lifesaving Association, which
is now in its 11th year. The event also attracts teams from
Australia, USA, Great Britain, Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong
and Japan.

As the team captain, Cory also says that he hopes to provide
knowledge and guidance to his team mates to help them perform at
the best of their ability.

But ultimately, he says representing New Zealand is the thing he
is most looking forward to. "I can't wait to travel with the New
Zealand team, my fellow athletes and management. We always a blast
and I know this will be no different. Then to race under the black
cap is so exciting. Every time you put it on, it makes everything
so much more real."

The team will be competing at Momochi Seaside Park in Fukuoka on
23rd and 24th June and will be led by the management team of Danny
Morrison (Coach), Jack Gavin (Assistant Coach) and Steven Vaughan
(Manager).

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